Formal night changes on Royal?

[Clarea]

The one & only time we decided to not bring the formal wear... hubby had a sport coat, but no tie. I had a little black dress, but not fancy in anyway... we got invited to have dinner with the Captain! When we told the concierge of our attire & would that be appropriate, we were told no. So we had to pass on dinner with the Captain. Our table was about two tables away & we sat there longing to be at that table. So never again! We will always have at least one formal & tie with us! But may never get the invite again.

Very surprising that they would have told you that.

[vacationlover_mn]

I may be weird, but I thinks sports coats look great! We are never bringing a tux for the DH again, so I guess no captain’s table for us :)

 

 

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[rjrpar]

Okay, this is probably going to open a can of worms, but I'd love to see if I could just get an answer. For the past four or five years, I've pretty much only dined in specialty restaurants on Royal, which have GENERALLY been resort casual every night. I no longer bring a coat, dress shirt or tie. My evening attire is khakis and a golf shirt or a Tommy Bahama shirt.

 

Next cruise, there are twelve of us, so we're sticking to the MDR. Am I going to have a problem any night in that attire?

 

 

 

There really is no dress code on Royal any longer. Some pretend there is but it’s wishful thinking

 

 

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[vacationlover_mn]

There really is no dress code on Royal any longer. Some pretend there is but it’s wishful thinking

 

 

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What I’ve seen is- no swimsuits... plenty of shorts and Hawaiian shirts even on formal night. Both in the Caribbean, and Alaska

 

 

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[CapeGal]

No problem, they don't enforce dress suggestions.

 

No issues at all. You sound very nicely dressed. We were on a cruise where one of the ladies at our table wore large tee shirts and capris every night to dinner INCLUDING formal nights! No one kicked her out! Enjoy your cruise.

[ONECRUISER]

What I’ve seen is- no swimsuits... plenty of shorts and Hawaiian shirts even on formal night. Both in the Caribbean, and Alaska

 

 

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As said not that they tell everyone, but Formal Nites have witnessed shorts/tank tops turned away. This was in 2016 and 2017 on 4-5 Caribbean cruises. Most took it in stride and returned changed, 2 guys threw a stink and didn't return. The short's don't bother me, Tank tops do. But that's me...

[BekkaW]

Okay, this is probably going to open a can of worms, but I'd love to see if I could just get an answer. For the past four or five years, I've pretty much only dined in specialty restaurants on Royal, which have GENERALLY been resort casual every night. I no longer bring a coat, dress shirt or tie. My evening attire is khakis and a golf shirt or a Tommy Bahama shirt.

 

Next cruise, there are twelve of us, so we're sticking to the MDR. Am I going to have a problem any night in that attire?

 

You won’t have any issues, what you have described will be absolutely fine on any night